We all know that whether it is the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of the United Nations or the International Criminal Court (ICC), the decisions of both are not enforceable. Their importance is only that the news media will discuss which country or its leader had committed the crime. Last March, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin. It resulted in nothing.
Still, we have to give credit to the courage of South Africa, which alone among so many countries has openly raised questions against Israel’s atrocities against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. It had filed a case against Israel in the ICJ, accusing it of committing genocide in its military campaign in Gaza. Last November, South Africa severed relations with Israel and recalled its officials in protest.
Jang Bahadur Singh
Jamshedpur
Jharkhand
Implementation of MinorityMother Languages for 10thExam 2024
Recently it was reported in social media that a delegation led by Prof. M.H. Jawahirullah, MLA, met theMinister of Education,Tamil Nadu, AnbilPoyya Mozhiat his residence, and submitted a petition to him.Mr. Arivoli,Director of Education, who was also present in the meeting, was very considerate as he has instructed the Director of Schools to implement the following at the earliest.
1.The last date for submittingNR will be extended.
- For the current year the status quo will be maintained and Urdu and other minority languages students will write10th Examinationin Urdu/ Minoritylanguage in part One.
- For the next academic yeara committee will be formed toconsider a format with equal academic load for all to learnTamil as well as other minority languages. The minister has promised to consider other concerns also favourably.
We are grateful toProf. M.H.Jawahirullah for hissincere efforts in this regard.
Chowdhry Nisar Ahmed
Noorullah pet, Ambur (T.N.)
Maldives says No toderogatory remarks on PM Modi
It’s heartening to note that the government of Maldives on January 7 suspended three deputy ministers namely Mariyam Shiuna, Malsha Sharif and Mahzoom Maajidafter they took to social media to make derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to local media Atoll Times. The government of Maldives has taken a principled stand that it “will not hesitate to take action against those who make such derogatory remarks”.
The government also issued a statement saying: “The Government of Maldives is aware of derogatory remarks on social media platforms against foreign leaders and high-ranking individuals. These opinions are personal and do not represent the views of the Government of Maldives.”
Earlier, Maldives Deputy Minister of Youth Empowerment Mariyam Shiuna had made disparaging comments against Modi on social media platform X, which drew condemnation from former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed.Shiuna’s now deleted post featured photos of Modi from his recent visit to Lakshadweep. “What a clown. The puppet of Israel Mr. Narendra diver with life jacket. #VisitMaldives #SunnySideOfLife,” the post said. She also compared India to cow dung.Another deputy minister, a colleague of Shiuna, Malsha Sharif, made similar derogatory comments against India and the tourism campaign in the Maldives.
We congratulate the Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu for this principled stand.
Kaniza Fatima
Chennai, Tamil Nadu